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NEWS FROM NASFAA

Even in the face of ever increasing college costs, governors in
five states are proposing to reduce spending for higher education
in the next fiscal year - in a couple of states by as much as $300
million. These cuts are just the latest in a long series of states'
divestment in colleges and universities since the economic
downturn. There are some states, however, striving to ease the dire
funding situations at their state colleges and universities.

This week, Mr. Ethics tackles a question about whether or not a financial aid administrator should accept a lunch invitation from his or her Financial Aid Management System account manager. Using NASFAA's Code of Conduct as a guide, Mr. Ethics offers practical advice about what is appropriate concerning relationships between financial aid staff members and people from any entity that does business, or is seeking to do business with, the institution. Got a common ethical question you need help with? Email Mr. Ethics at ethics@nasfaa.org and we'll make sure your identity remains anonymous if your question is chosen to run in Today's News.

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HEADLINES

National News

"The U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday released the names
of the more than 550 colleges required to operate under more
restrictive conditions and extra scrutiny because of concerns about
their management or administration of federal financial-aid
dollars," The Chronicle of Higher
Education reports.

State News

"Students attending four-year public universities and colleges
in Kansas may see cuts in their financial aid due to a legislative
action on a program that governs school grants," The
Associated Press reports.

Opinions

"One of the biggest challenges in the college admissions process
for both students and their families is finding the right
affordable college, and figuring out how to pay for it," Allan
Golston, president of the United States Program at the Bill &
Melinda Gates Foundation, writes in an opinion piece
for The New York Times.

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